The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-06-25

was case with some fine geological spe-
cimens and a large globe, from which the
children had taken turns in studying
geography. In the most secluded nook
in the room, and solemply draped in gray
cloth, something very tall and slender
doomed up high, and had the most mys-
terious attraction to the children, because
they we're never allowed to NEEDLE with
it in the remoteet way. Quiet little Sadie
was more absent minded and dreamy than
usual that day, which was altogether I'M
necessary, as she was chronically so every
day. It was Dick and Nelly who kept up
an excitement by going into ecstacies
over the curious stones and shells, who
whirled the globe with desperate rapid
| ity, to assist their memories as to the rate
of speed in which the world goes round;
who found few stray squares OF board
under the carpenters bench, and drove
tacks into them as thickly as pins in a
pincushion. Sadie only laughed occa-
sionally from her corner, diagonally OPP
posite and most distant from the tall,
gray object. She and her doll were sup
posed to be keeping house, but it must
have been rather dull business, as neither
of them were doing anything but watch
ing the others and looking out of the
window. She always fell into this mood
when in the storeroom now. The first
two times she had haunted the corner of
the mysterious object, from which man.
ma had lifted the cover to let them peep,
and then told them what they might play
| with. Sadie had not the gift Of teasing
for the things she wanted most, and which
had been forbidden, as the other two
children had; and 80 the more she want
ed to know all about what was under the
cover, the further she put herself from it,
bodily and mentally, but the effort made
her the more dreamy and passive.
That afternoon there was surprise in
the family. Uncle Edward came. He
had been abroad several years, and to
him belonged most of the things in the
storeroom. The clouds broke away at
sunset, and as evening came on cloud
was lifted from Ssdie's horizon, too; for
Uncle Ed went up into the storeroom,
opened the long window out on the little
balcony, took off the gray cloth from the
tall mystery, and invited all the folks to
come and look through his telescope. 1t
took some time to get the things in read
mess, and it was great event for the
children to sit up SO late But they never
forgot the wonderful sights they saw that
evening as the stars came out, and Uncle
Ed helped them to see and understand
things new to them by the aid of the tel
escope. Dick and Nelly were the quiet
ones now. Sadie forgot to be dreamy,
and was alive with interest, whether it
was herself or another who was taking a
turn at the stars.
SIT is just only to see things through
and nothing elser' was at last her con-
clusion.
"That Is a great deal" eaid papa, "when
it shows us so much more than we can
see without it"
Eyes, 1 thought I could see all there
was when had just opened my eyes to
look through. Now know there is ever
SO much more" Sand always more yet
undiscovered" added papa. Here man.
ma suggested, with the telescope to
show such wonderful pictures to your
eyes, and Uncle Ed to talk into your ears
about them, your mind is getting nearly
as full as it will hold for this time," 30
with the promise OF another evening on
the balcony before Uncle Ed carried of
his treasures, the little ones went to bed
glowing with wonders.
II guessed it was a sort Of pump, man.
ma, when you lifted the cloth once to let
me peep under, only couldn't see where
the pumpings came from"
swell, it isn't SO very unlike pump
after ALL" agreed mamma, who didn't
quite like the kind OF laugh with which
Dick greeted Sadie's reflection, sit looks
a little like one; then il we work pump
it brings up water through it from away
down in the ground, which refreshes and
invigorates our bodies; and in like man.
ner a telescope can be made to bring
down rays of light through it from away
up among the heavenly bodies. and shows
us objects which fill our minds with
knowledge and understanding"
Il liked best to hear Uncle Ed talk"
shouted Dick, from the next room, prepar-
ing to bounce into bed.
"That was because you can take things
into your thought through your ears
more easily than through your eyes.
When we come to think of it, whatever
brings distant things nearer to our sight,
is a sort OF telescope, and am thinking
now of our inner sight which we talk
about at bedtime with your prayer. Look
ing in peoples eyes often reminds me of
a telescope, for there is whole soul